Post Hospital Care

What Happens After You Leave the Hospital?
Being discharged from the hospital doesn’t mean you are completely well. Many patients need additional services following their hospital stay.

Our social workers and nurses specialize in connecting patients with available resources and will walk you through your options for post-hospital care.

Types of Post-Hospital Care

Extended Acute Care
This is a continuation of hospital level care offered by facilities like Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. It is available to patients who require medical care that is not available in a skilled care facility. Average length of stay is 25 days.

Rehabilitation Hospital
A rehabilitation hospital offers a continuation of hospital level care. Their focus is on rehabilitation services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Average length of stay is 18 days.

OutpatientRehabilitation
Gibson General STAR*ONE Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy is an outpatient rehabilitation provider offering physical, occupational and speech therapies to help patients after an illness or injury.

Swing Bed
This is a lower level of care than hospital inpatient status. It is available for patients requiring some skilled medical services (physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, IV therapy, wound care, etc.) that cannot be given at home.

Intermediate Nursing Home Care
This is for patients who require long-term care but don't require the level of care provided by skilled nursing home care.

Hospice Care
Hospice providers offer care to patients who are facing a life-limiting illness and seeking no further curative treatment. Deaconess VNA Home Care and Hospice provides services in the patient's home, in a caregiver's home, in a long-term care facility, or in an inpatient hospice facility (such as the Linda E. White Hospice House). The goal is to control pain and unpleasant symptoms, while providing families with the educational tools and support necessary for quality end-of-life care.

Assisted Living Centers
These facilities typically offer living quarters and meal services for a standard fee. Assisted living services are provided by the facility. Should there be a need for extra services, an outside home health agency, such as Gibson General Home Health Services, can provide those. Examples of both services are below.

Assisted living services include the following:

Assistance with bathing

Medication monitoring

Regular safety checks

and more

Home Health Services - while a person stays at an assisted living facility include:

Skilled nursing care

Therapy care

Dietitian

Assistance with bathing

and more

Senior Day Care Centers
These programs offer structured activities for seniors during the day. One meal is typically included.

Home Health Care
Home health care providers offer a variety of skilled nursing, therapy and assisted living services at home. The Gibson General Home Health Services team includes nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and social workers. They provide care in the comfort of home with the goal of returning patients to their previous level of health.